Trick-or-Treat, Smell my Feet!

Earlier this month we went to this fabulous pumpkin patch where we actually clipped the pumpkin from the vine. Isaiah LOVED it! They also had a zip-line for people to do, but we decided Isaiah was a bit too young. He did, however, shoot tennis balls from a air gun out onto their lake. You were to try and hit these floating things on the lake to win stuff. We didn't win anything, but sheer giggles.

Isaiah's costume was an Iron Man this year. He's got like 3-4 action figures. Kevin took him trick-or-treating around my parent's house. He actually said, "Trick or Treat, Smell my feet!!" Nathan dressed up as a huge lion too!....too funny! The night before beggar's night, Kevin let Isaiah carve his own pumpkin....what a hoot!

Farewell, Summer

For our final shin-dig of the summer, we decided to join our friends, the Goulds, at Adventureland one final time. It was the 2nd to last weekend and the lines were insanely long. We did manage to have some fun, though.

Just Monkey-ing Around

While the kids were here on their time with us, we took them to the zoo with our great friends, the Goulds. The kids had a ton of fun, I think. Ben and Isaiah even got their faces painted!

Up, Up, and Away...

It has been forever since I have posted. Partially because I started this job, got sick, and honestly have been insanely busy as a family. In early August, the Indianola Balloon Festival was in town (in Indianola, tee hee). We went down the final night. They had amazing balloons including a bald eagle. We got to see some take off and some land, which doesn't happen very often! Isaiah loved it. I wish I could upload all the pictures he took, but it would be 20+ of the ground, the balloon, and his face! He loves the camera.

National America Miss...Abbey rocked this!

Abbey participated in National America Miss (NAM) for the 2nd year in a row this past weekend in Waterloo, Iowa. Mimi and Papa (Kevin's parents-for those of you who do not know) and Grandma and Papa (Greg's parents) made the long journey into corn land to show our support. However, it was Ashley who traveled a day early from Uganda to support her who wowed us all with her energy. Abbey, of course, was naturally beautiful in her blue ball gown by Tom's side for the formal wear competition. Her inner beauty was seen by the judges during acting (which she took home 1st place), and the personal introduction/interview because she came in 3rd runner up for the crown! Truly awesome as she was one of the youngest in her division this year! We were all so very proud of her!

It was great to spend time with Ben and Tom & Lynn as well!!!!